Window guard



S. LEvlN WINDOW GUARD July 31, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 30, 1954 JNVENTOR.

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S. LEVIN WINDOW GUARD July 3l, 1956 Filed April 30, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

.SA/VIVEZ. LEV/N United States Patent Office 2,757,031 Patented July 31, 1956 WINDOW GUARD Samuel Levin, Hartford, Conn.

Application April 30, 1954, Serial No. 426,778

13 Claims. (Cl. 292-5) This invention relates to improvements in a guard device for a wall opening. Devices of this type, by reason of common use in window openings, have become known as window guards.

A window' guard ordinarily includes a main frame adapted to be mounted at a Window or other wall opening and a guard closure, such as a frame supporting iron bars or heavy wire mesh, which is hinged to the main frame for movement to or from a closed position. It is a common practice to provide manually Operable retaining means carried by the closure for engagement with the main frame to secure the closure in closed position. It is also a conventional practice to provide a lock in association with the retaining means for the purpose of locking the retaining means in engagement with the main frame. It is well known that window guards are commonly used in institutions of confinement. That is, the guards are employed on the windows of hospitals for the insane and other institutions wherein it is desirable to confine the patients and prevent manual access from one side of the window openings to the other side thereof. In such installations, the closure is generally locked in closed position and the lock is accessible from the inner side of the closure where a handle is generally provided for releasing the retaining means.

In my co-pending application Serial No. 276,128, tiled March 12, 1952, now Patent No. 2,711,565 dated June 28, 1955, I disclosed improvements in a window guard of the aforedescribed type which improvements comprise the addition of a handle on the outer side of the closure and the incorporation of lock structure which is accessible at both the inner and outer sides of the closure. In the said application, I explained that it is highly desirable to provide. the handle and lock structure accessible at the outer side so that a guard closure can be opened in tinesl of emergency by a person outside the building or institution.

In accordance with the present invention, I have incorporated additional improvements in the operating mechanism for the retaining means and in the lock structure therefor, and it is one object of the invention to provide substantially fool-proof and damage-proof locking and operating mechanism for the closure retaining means, which locking and operating mechanism is operable from both sides of the closure.

A more specic object of the invention is to provide in a window guard of the aforedescribed ing handle. and lock structure therefor which are accessible at the outer side of the closure and which can be operated to disengage the closure retaining means despite the interference of a panic stricken or incompetent person attempting to disengage or otherwise manipulate the closure retaining means on the inside thereof.

Other objects of the invention relate to details of construction and arrangement and will become apparent type an operatv members to form corner connections.

the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings I have shown in detail two embodiments of the invention, but it will be understood that various changes may be inade from the construction shown, and that the drawings are not to be construed as dening or limiting the scope of the invention, the claims forming a part of this specification being relied upon for that purpose.

Of the drawings,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a window guard enibodying the invention and taken from the inner side thereof;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view of a portion of the window guard taken from the outer side thereof and showing the elements of the mechanism for operating the closure retaining means in the position they assume when the said retaining means is engaged;

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but showing the said operating mechanism in a second position;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figs. 2 and 3 but showing the elements of the operating mechanism in the position they assume when the closure retaining means is released;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary front view similar to Fig. 1 but showing an alternative embodiment of the invention; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 5 thereof, the reference numeral 10 designates a main metal frame which is substantially rectangular and which is adapted to be mounted at a window or other wall opening. The rectangular main frame 10 may comprise angle bars which are welded or otherwise suitably connected at the corners, and the frame is ordinarily located at the window opening in the wall on the inner side of the window' sashes.

A closure indicated generally at 12 is hinged to the v main frame 10 for movement to or from a closed position which is shown in Fig. l. The closure 12 includes a second rectangular frame comprising elongated side frame members 14, 14 and end frame members 16, 16 which are welded or otherwise secured to the side frame It is preferred that the said side and end frame members comprise channel bars which are so arranged that their open sides face outwardly and their back or rear walls face each other. Closure material such as heavy wire mesh 18 can conveniently be secured to the back walls of the side channel bars 14, 14 and the end channel bars 16, 16. An intermediate reenforcing member is preferably secured to the side channel bars 14, 14 and this may comprise two opposed channel bars 2t), 20 which extend across the wire mesh 18 on the inner side or face thereof and on the outer side or face thereof, respectively.

As shown in the drawings, the closure 12 is adapted to tit within the angle bars making up the main frame 10 when in closed position. Said closure is also adapted to swing inwardly of the window opening on hinges 22, 22-

. shown in Fig. l and which generally faces into the building upon which the Window guard i is mounted. I As previously mentioned, itis conventional practice to provide retaining means which is carried by the closure and which is engageable with the main frame for the purpose of securing the closure in closed position. Thedetails of construction and arrangement of the retaining means may be widely varied. One suitable construction and arrangement is shown in Fig. l wherein the retaining means is located along the left-hand side of the closure 12 and includes a support plate 24 which may also be considered a part of the closure and which is secured as by welding to the left side channel bar 14 and to the wire mesh 18 and also to an intermediate channel-bar 20 of the closure 12. It is preferred that the plate 24 be locatedon the outer side of the wire mesh 18 and that the Vwire mesh extend thereover and be provided with suitable openings for access from the inner side to operating elements which will be described in greater detail hereinafter. While only one plate 24 has been shown, it will be understood that a pair of such plates can be used with one plate mounted on each side of the wire mesh 18.

A manually operable handle 26 is horizontally pivoted to the.plate 24 at 28, the said handle being near the top of the -plate and on the inner side thereof and on the inner side of the wire`mesh 1S. The handle 26 is provided with an extension 30 which is norm-ally positioned within va vertical slot formed in a plate 32 which -is secured tothe left-hand frame member in the main frame 10. The extension 30 "constitutes one portion o'f the retaining means and when inserted in the slot in the plate 3,2 the said extension serves to assist in Aretaining the closure in closed position. When the handle 26 is moved clockwise as viewed lin Fig. 1, the extension 30 is swung upwardly out of the slot so as to at least partly release the closure.

I Pivotally'connected with the handle 26 at opposite radial sides of the pivot 28 are rods 34 and 36 whichextendupwardlyand downwardly, respectively. The upper end of the rod 34 extends through a small plate 38 carried by the top end frame member 16 of the closure 12 and into an aperture in a similar plate 40 which is secured to the top angle bar member of the main frame 10, Similarly, the lower end of the rod 36 extends through a small plate 42 carried by the bottom end frame member 16 ofthe closure 12 and into an aperture in a similar plate 44 secured to the bottom angle bar of the main frame 10. The rods 34 and 36 cooperate with the handle extension 30 to constitute the retaining means for the closure 12. When the parts are in the relative position shown in Fig. l, the handle extension 30, the upper end of the rod 34, and the lower end of the rod 36 all cooperate to retainvthe closure V12 in closed position within the main frame 10. When the handle 26 is moved clockwise, the handle extension 30 is moved out of the slot in the plate 32'asrpreviously'stated and the rods 34 and 36 are moved, respectively, downwardly and upwardly so as to withdraw their -end portions from engagement within the small plates 40'and 44 on the main frame 10. Thus, the closurev1l2 is released so that it can be swung inwardly onthe'hinges 22, 22.

lA second manually operablehandle 46 is horizontally pivoted-to the*` plate -24 at 48, the said handle being substantially spaced downwardly from the handle 26 and mounted onk the opposite or outer side of the plate 24. Alink 50 is provided having its lower end pivotally connected ati-S2 with the handle 46, the last said pivotal connection being at the leftof the pivotal'connection 48. The-upperendportion ofthe link 50 is bent forwardly and extends 'through 'an arcuate slot S4 in the plate 24 and'the forwardly or inwardly extending end portion of theV link -50r'ispivotally connected with thefhandle 26, a commonipivotal connection being provided for the upper end ofl the-linkSt) 'and the upper end of the rod 36.

As has 'been` pointed out, the handles 26`and 46 are at` oppositefsides of they closure 12, the handle 26 being accessiblel only from "the inner side of the closure and the handle 46x-being accessible only from the outer side ofithe closure. Both handles are adapted to cause the previouslydescribed relative movement of the retaining meanstofeect'release'thereof and movement Vof one handle causes-'companion movement of the other of said handles. The handles 26 and 46 are shown in Fig. l in their engaged positions which correspond -to engaged position of the retaining means. The inner handle 26 is normally the handle used, but in the event of iire or other emergency, the outer handle 46 may be operated from outside the building to release the retaining means and open the closure.

The guard device of the present invention is generally similar to prior guard devices which include a main frame, a hinged closure, retaining means for the closure, and a manually operable handle connected with the retaining means. In my before-mentioned patent I disclosed flocking structure associated with an operating handle on the outer side `of the closure for the purpose of locking the handle and thus locking the retaining means in engaged position to retain the closure in closed position. In the said locking structure I provide for a padlock having a shackle which engages the outer handle and the closure.

In accordance with the present invention, I provide an additional locking member which is movably supported on the closure and connected to the outer side operating handle and which is adapted for 'engagement by a padlock to retain the outer handle, and thus the retaining means, 'in engaged position. To incorporate the aforesaid locking member requires modication of the closure and outer handle shown in my said patent and the inclusion of the locking member brings about a different coaction between the closure, the locking structure, the operating handles, and the retaining means.

` One specific but important advantage of the locking member is that it is constructed and arranged to prevent binding of the padlock shackle when force is applied to the inner operating handle.

My novel construction and arrangement of the outer operating handle and the locking structure therefore are best shown in Figs. 2 to 5. In Fig. 2 the outer operating handle'46 is shown in engaged position, the position it assumes when the retaining means are engaged with the main frame 210 to secure the closure 12 in closed position. As shown in said Fig. 2, the operating handle 46 extends substantially horizontally and engages a stop 56 secured to the `plate 24. The said handle has an extension or arm 5S which projects substantially vertically downwardly from the pivot 48 and which is provided with a pin 60 adjacent its lower end which pin projects forwardly or inwardly towards the plate 24. In this connection it will-'be' noted with reference to Fig. 5 that the operating handle 46 is supported on the pivot 48 in outwardly spaced relationship to the plate 24. The said pivot -48 may comprise a bolt having a cylindrical shank and a reduced diameter Vthreaded end which'reeeives a nut 49" for securing the handle 46. Thebolt is preferably secured to the plate, as by welding, and projects to the outer'side thereof. A sleeve 62 is preferably welded to the handle 46 and rotatably embraces the shank of the pivot bolt 48.

The inner end portion of the pin 60 in the vertical arm 5S of the operating handle 46 is received within a slot 64 provided in one arm-66 of a pivotally movable locking member 68 which is mounted on the outer side of the plate `24-and which serves in one pivoted position to lock the handle 46 in engaged position and which serves in another pivoted position to release the handle 46 for movement. The atoredescribed pin 'and slot connection between the handle 46 and locking member 68 provides support guide means for the locking member and is positioned tovresist the major portion of any pressure brought on-the locking m-ember by attempted movement of the said handle when the said locking member is in its said locking'position. The said inner end of the pin 60 is provided with a head 61 which prevents removal of the said 'pin 60 through the slot 64 and thereby provides means to prevent bending the arm 58out-wardly relative to the movable lockingmember 68 so as to disengage the pin and slot connection. f

The said locking member 68 is in the form of a crank which has two arms 70 and 72 in addition to the arm 66. The arms 66 and 70 are preferably integrally formed from an elongated sheet metal strip which has one end portion bent upon itself as shown in Fig. 5. The bent end portion forms the arm 66 of two wall thickness with the slot 64 being provided in the outer wall thereof. The other or unbent end portion of the sheet metal strip comprises the arm 70 and a longitudinal slot 74 is provided therein for a purpose which will be described.

The locking member 68 is secured between the arms 66 and 70 to a pin 76 which projects through a suitable opening in the plate 24 and is rotatable within a bushing 78 which is welded or otherwise secured to the inner face of said plate. A knob 80 is secured to the inner end of the pin 76 so that rotation of the knob 80 on the inner side of the plate 24 will pivot the member 68 on the outer side of the plate 24. The third arm 72 of the member 68 is secured to the arms 66 and 70 adjacent the pivot pin 76 and extends generally radially upwardly and at an angle with respect to the arms 66 and 70. The said third arm 72 is provided at its free end with a knob or handle 82 which may be gripped by a person on the outer side of the closure 12 and plate 24 to pivot the member 68. Thus the locking member 68 can be moved from the inside by the knob 80 and from the outside by the knob or handle 82.

It is important to observe that in the normal or engaged position of the operating handle 46 and the locking member 68 as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the pin 60 on the handle 46 is located adjacent the radially inner end of the slot 64 in the arm 66 which is disposed substantially vertically. It should also be noted that the said pin 60 is substantially coaxially aligned with the pivot pin 76. In this relative position of the operating handle 46`and member 68, the arm 70 extends substantially vertically downwardly from the pivot pin 76 and the slot 74 is in register with a similar slot 84 provided in the plate 24. The slot 84 is spaced above a substantially larger opening 86 in the said plate. The opening 86 accommodates the body of a padlock 88 having a shackle which extends through the registering slots 74 and 84.

Obviously, with the padlock in place as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the locking member 68 is prevented from movement relative to the plate 24. In the locked position of the member 68 with the arm 66 and slot 64 extending vertically, the operating arm 46 cannot be pivoted because the pin 60 cannot be moved within the slot 64. No matter what amount of force is applied to the inner operating handle 26 in an attempt to disengage the retaining means, such force cannot cause a binding of the padlock shackle within the registering slots 74 and 84. More specifically, any force applied to the inner operating handle 26 is applied indirectly to the locking member 68 by the pin 60 which is located in coaxial alignment with the pivot of the said member 68. The result is that such force applied to the inner handle 26 cannot be applied on a moment arm tending to cause pivotal movement of the said member 68, it being borne in mind that pivotal movement of the locking member 68 could bind the padlock shackle within the slots 74 and 84. The padlock 88 must be removed and the locking member 68 must be rotated from the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5 before either of the operating handles 26 and 46 can be pivoted to release the closure retaining means.

Removal of the padlock 88 may be accomplished from either the inner side of the closure or from the outer side thereof because the padlock opening 86 in the plate 24 permits such access. When the padlock 88 has been removed, the locking member 68 can easily be rotated to the position shown in Fig. 3 by manipulation of the operating knob 82 on the outer side of the plate 24 or by manipulation of the knob 80 connected to the pivot pin 76 on the inner side of the plate 24. In fact, the arrangement of the locking member 68, and particularly the crank arm 72' thereof, is such as to permit gravity biased movement of said member 68 from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3. More specifically, the weight of the crank or lever arm 72 and the knob 82 provided at the end thereof is not counterbalanced and, since said crank arm and knob extend upwardly and toward the right as viewed in Figs. 2 to 4, it will be seen that the weight thereof will cause clockwise pivotal movement of the member 68 to the position shown in Fig. 3. The amount or degree of clockwise pivotal movement of the member 68 is limited to the position shown in Fig. 3 by means of a stop 90 which engages the arm 70 when the same is disposed substantially horizontally. In such position of the locking member 68, the pin 60 carried by the arm 58 on the operating handle 46 can be moved Within the slot 64 in the arm 66. Thereupon by means of either the handle 26 or the handle 46, the parts may be moved to the positions shown in Fig. 4 so as to release the closure retaining means.

Although the locking member is intended to be automatically movable by gravity to its inoperative position when released by the lock, nal dependence is not placed upon automatic movement. A window guard embodying the present invention may be installed in an institution of confinement and then not used for a long time, perhaps not for may years. But it must always be ready for use. Due to the gumming of oil or the accumulation of dust or for some other reason, the parts may be too sluggish to move by gravity as intended. In such event they can be moved by the manual means 80, 82 that is provided and the device remains fully operative.

The operation of the operating and locking mechanism associated with the closure retaining means will be apparent from the foregoing description and, therefore, only a brief summary of such operation is believed to be necessary.

If the closure 12 is to be opened from the inner side thereof, it is only necessary to unlock the padlock 88 and disengage its shackle from the registering slots 74 and 84 and to manipulate the knob 80 to be sure that the locking member 68 is pivoted to the position shown in Fig. 3 before moving the inner operating handle 26 clockwise to disengage the retaining means in the manner previously described. side thereof, the padlock 88 is disengaged and the operating knob is manipulated to be sure that the locking member 68 assumes the position shown in Fig. 3 before grippingv and moving the outer operating handle 46 counterclockwise as viewed in Figs. 2 to 4 to effect disengagement of the retaining means in the manner previously described.

It is an important aspect of the aforedescribed window guard that the operating elements located on the outer side of the closure are not susceptible to damage nor cantheir operation be impeded by the eiorts of a panic stricken or incompetent person attempting to operate the handle 26 on the inner side of the closure. In addition, the outer operating elements are protected from outside damage. More specifically, stops 92 and 94 are secured to the outer side of the plate 24 to engage the arms 72 and 70 respectively of the member 68 when the said member isdisposed in normal position. The stops 92 and 94 are similar to the stop and comprise short pieces of angle bar which may be Welded to the plate 24 so that one side or leg of the angle bar stops will extend over the arms of the member 68 and prevent outward bending of the arms of the said member which might cause improper operation thereof.

Figs. 6 and 7 show an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein most of the elements of the window guard are the same as previously described and, therefore, are identified by the same reference numerals. The prin` cipal changes made relate to the location of the inner and outer operating handles. In the alternative embodiment an inner operating handle'96 is provided in substanl If the closure is to be opened from the outery `7 tally identical. fornito the previously described inner operating lhandlelllti andltheihandleg isprovided withan extension98-which isnormally engaged Awithin a'slot provided=in a iplate 100-secured to the left side kof the'main framefl. The outer operating handle 1.02 is'substantially identical tothe previously described outer operating handle 46. Thehandles 96 and 102m the alternative embodiment are mountedxon a common pivot connection 1M- which-comprises a stub shaft having .a threadedend 106 for interconnecting .the handles 96 and 102 by the use of :anut 108. The said shaft isxedly secured to the handle :96.andrprovided'with a square shankportion 110 received within the operating handle .102 so that the handles-96sand 102i will be pivotedisimultaneously by the application of-force to either.

:fThe outer. handle`102 isprovided with an extension or armi-58 similar toits counterpart on the previously describedouter arm 46Jand said armcarries a pin 69 which isass'ociated with the slot 64 inthe locking member 68.

A .plate 1'12'is provided in place of the previously described plate 24 but is of lesser dimensions, the said plate 112-being secured to the closure 12 as shown in Fig. 6 andsimilar to the manner described in connection with the description of the plate 24. It will be understood that theplat'e 112 can be located in various other positions along the side of the closure 12 as may be determined for convenient access.

Retaining rods 114 and .116 are substituted for the previously described retaining rods 34 and 36, respectively. 1t will be'seen that the upwardly extending rod 114 is pivotally connected at its lower end. 18 to the inner operating 'handle 96 on one side of the .pivot 104 and theupper end 120 of the downwardly extendingrod 116 is pivotally connected to the inner operating arm 96 on the radially opposite side of the pivot 104.

The manner of operation of the alternative embodiment of the invention is identical with the operation of the first described embodiment and, therefore, a review thereof is deemed unnecessary.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a'guard device for a wall opening, the combinationcomprising a closure having inner and outer sides andadapted to be mounted at a window or the like for movement to and from a closed position, retaining means carried by the closure for movement into and'out of an engaged position to retain the closure in closed position and to release it therefrom, operating means con` nected with the retaining means for moving the same into and ont of its said engaged position which operating means includes two manually operable handles carried by the closure one of which handles is at the inner side of the closure and inaccessible from the outer side and the otherof which handles is at the outer side of the closure :and .is inaccessible from the inner side, said handlesbeing connected with each other and with the retaining means for simultaneous movement and each off said handles having an` engaged position corresponding to-.the engaged position of the retaining means, and a lock and connecting means therefor connected with said handles for holding them and said retaining means in their .engaged positions which lock is accessible at the innerand outer sides of the closure for manual operation to etect unlocking so as to release said handles and retaining means for movement out of their said engaged positions, said connecting means including a movable locking member having an operative position in which it isfnormally held by the lock and also having aninoperative position to which it is movable when released by said lock and said connecting means also including an elementengaging said locking member in F its said operative position for preventing the transmission tosaid lock of force applied to said inner handle so that theflock is freely operable manually. notwithstanding the application of such force, the lastsaid element beingv freely movablerelatively to said locking member when said member is'- in' its said inoperativefpositionfso as to enable said handles and said retaining-'means'tobe Vfreely moved out .of their said 'engaged positions.

2. A'guard deviceas set forth in claim l, including manually :operable means additional to the lock and accessible' at the outer and inner sides of the closure formoving saidlocking member out of its said locking position.

3. In a'guarddevice for a wall opening, the combinationfcomprising'aclosure having inner and outer sides and adapted to be mounted at a window or the like for movement to and. from a closed position, retaining means carried bythe closure for movement into and out `offaniengaged.position toretain the closure in closed position and to release it therefrom, operating means connected with the retaining means for .moving the sameinto and out of its said engaged position which operating Vmeans includes two manually'operable handles carried by the closure one of which handles is at the inner side .of the closure .and is inaccessible from the outer side Iandl the other of which handles is at the outer side of the closure and is inaccessible from the inner side, said handles beingconnected with each other and with the retaining means for simultaneous movement and `each of "said 'handles having an engaged position correspondingto .the engaged position of the retaining means, a'locking member on the closure movable separatelyfrom the'handles and having a rst or locking position in which it is engageable with said operating meanstoiprevent movementof said handles and said yretainingmeans `out of Vtheir engaged positions, the said locking member having a second position in which it permits free'movement of. said handles and said retaining means, alock engageable with. said locking member and said :closure to `retain said kmember in its said locking position which lock has operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides kof the closure for effecting manual unlocking so as to Arelease said locking member for movement to its said second position and so as to thus releasethe operating means to enable either handle to move the retaining. means out of its engaged position and supporting and guiding means for the 'movable locking member serving in the locking position thereof to resist the major portion of any pressure transmitted to said member kby either handle so as to thereby avoid transmission of said pressure to said lock.

4.1111 a-guard device for a wall opening, the combination comprising a closure having inner and outer sides and adapted to be mounted at a window or the like for .movement to'or from a. closed position, retain.- ing` means carried .by the closure for movement into and out ofanengagedposition to retain the closure in closed position and to :release'it therefrom, operating means connected with the retaining means for moving the same into and out of its said' engaged position which operating means includes two manuallyoperable handles carried by the closure one of which handles is at the inner side of the closure and is inaccessible from the outer side and thefother of which handles is at the outer side of the closure and is inaccessible from the inner side, said handles `being Vconnected with each other and with the retaining means for simultaneous movement and each of saidhandles having an engaged position corresponding to the engaged position of the retaining means, a locking member pivoted on the closure and movable separately from the handles and having a first pivoted or locking position in which it is engageable with one of said handles to preventfmovcment of said handles and said retaining means out of their engaged positions, the said locking member having a second pivoted position in which it permits free movement of said handles and said retaining means, a lock engageable with said locking member andsaid closure to retain the locking member in itssaid locking position which lock has operating means accessibleat v.the inner. andouter sides of 'the closure for effecting manual unlocking so as to release said locking member for movement to its said second pivoted position and so as to thus release the operating means to enable either handle to move the retaining means out of its engaged position, supporting and guiding means for the pivoted locking member serving in the locking position thereof to resist the major portion of any pressure transmitted to said member by either handle so as to thereby avoid transmission of said pressure to said lock, and manually operable means additional to the lock and accessible at the outer and inner sides of the closure for moving said locking member out of its said locking position.

5. In a guard device for a wall opening, the combination comprising a closure having an inner side and an outer side and which is adapted to be mounted at a window or the like for movement to and from a closed position, means carried by the closure for movement into and out of an engaged position to retain the closure in closed position and to release the closure, two manually operable handles carried by the closure one of which handles is at the inner side of the closure and is inaccessible from the outer side and the other of which handles is at the outer side of the closure and is inaccessible from the inner side, said handles being connected With each other for simultaneous movement and both of which handles are connected with the retaining means for moving the same out of its engaged position and both of which handles have engaged positions corresponding to the engaged position of the retaining means, a locking member pivotally mounted on said closure and Ihaving first and second pivoted positions, means on one handle engaging said locking member in its said rst position at a location substantially in alignment with the pivotal axis of the member so that said member in said first position retains the handle in its engaged position, the last said means being slidable relatively to the locking member in its said second position so that the handle is freely movable out of its engaged position, a lock carried by said closure and engageable with said locking member to retain the same in its said lrst pivoted position which lock has operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides of the closure for effecting manual unlocking so as to release said locking member for movement to its said second pivoted position, and manually operable means additional to the lock and accessible at the outer and inner sides of the closure for moving said locking member out of its said locking position.

. 6. In a guard device for a wall opening, the combina-V tion comprising a closure having an inner side and an outer side and which is adapted to be mounted at a Window or the like for movement to and from a closed position with respect thereto which closure has a small opening therein, means carried by the closure for movement into and out of an engaged position to retain the closure in closed position and to release the closure, two manually operable handles carried by the closure and located, respectively, on the inner and outer sides thereof which handles are connected with each other for simultaneous movement and both of which handles are connected with the retaining means for moving the same out of engaged position and both of which have engaged positions corresponding to engaged position of the retaining means, a manually operable locking member pivotally mounted on said closure and having operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides thereof and which locking member is slidably connected with one of said handles and Which locking member in one pivoted position is connected to said one handle to retain the same in its engaged position, and a manually operable padlock having a shackle engageable with the locking member in its said one pivoted position to thereby lock the retaining means in engaged position, the said padlock being located in the said closure opening and being thereby accessible at each side of the closure for 10 manual unlocking so as to release the locking member for movement to another pivoted position permitting movement of said one handle and said retaining means from their engaged positions.

7. In a guard device for a wall opening, the combination of a closure having an inner side and an outer side adapted to be mounted at a window or the like for movement to and from a closed position with respect thereto, means carried by the closure for movement into and out of an engaged position to retain the closure in closed position and to release the closure, two manually operable handles carried by the closure one of which handles is at the inner side of the closure and is inaccessible from the outer side and the other of which Ihandles is at the outer side of the closure and is inaccessible from the inner side, said handles being connected with each other for simultaneous movement and both of which handles are connected to the retaining means for moving the same out of engaged position and both of which have engaged positions corresponding to engaged position of the retaining means, a locking member pivotally mounted on one side of said closure and havingl tirst and second pivoted positions, means on one handle engaging said locking member in its said rst position at a location substantially in alignment with the pivotal axis of the member so that said member in said rst position retains the handle in its engagedposition, the last said means being slidable relatively to the locking member in its said second position, so that the handle f is freely movable out of its engaged position, means providing said locking member with a gravity bias for moving it from its said rst pivoted position to its said second pivoted position, and a lock carried by said closure and engageable with said locking member to retain the same in its said first pivoted position which lock has operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides of the closure for effecting manual unlocking so as to release said locking member for movement to its said second pivoted position by reason of its said gravity bias.

8. In a guard device for a wall opening, the combination of a closure having an inner side and outer side and which is adapted to be mounted at a Window or the like for movement to and from a closed position with respect thereto, means carried by the closure for movement into and out of an engaged position to retain the closure in closed position and to release the closure, two manually operable handles carried by the closure one of which handles is at the inner side of the closure and is inaccessible from the outer side and the other of which handles is at the outer side of the closure and is inaccessible from the inner side, said handles being connected with each other for simultaneous movement and both of which handles are connected to the retaining means for moving the same out of engaged position and both of which have engaged positions corresponding to engaged position of the retaining means, a manually operable locking member pivotally mounted on the outer side of said closure and having rotatable means extending through said closure and operable at the inner side thereof for pivoting said member, said locking member being slidably connected to said outer handle so that in a tirst pivoted position of said locking member it retains said outer handle in its engaged position and said locking member being gravity biased toward a second pivoted position wherein said locking member releases said outer handle for movement from its engaged position, and a lock carried by said closure and engageable with said locking member to retain the same in said rst pivoted.

position which lock has operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides of the closure for effecting manual unlocking so as to release said locking member for movement to its said second pivoted position.

9. In a guard device for a wall opening, the combination comprising a closure having an inner side and an outer side and which is adapted to be mounted at a win-.

dow lor the like Vfor-movement to and`from a'close'd position,'means carried by said closurefor movement' into and'outof anengaged position to'retainsaid "closure in closed position and to releasev said closure, twon manually operable handles located, respectively, on the inner `and outer sides thereof which handles are 'connected with each other for simultaneous movement andboth owhich handles are connected with the retaining ymeans'for disengaging the same and'both of which have engaged'positions corresponding to engaged position of the retaining means, a pin carried byone of said handles, a manually operable locking member'pivotally mounted/onv said closure and having'a slot receiving said pin, said Slotbeingarranged on said locking `member so thatA inonepivotedposition of the locking member the Apin cannot be moved in the slot and the said one handle is thereby `retained in its engaged position, and-a lociccarried bythe closure and engageable with the locking member to retain the same in its said lone pivoted -position, saidlock having operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides of said closure for manual unlocking toreleasev said locking member for movement to-anotherpivoted position wherein said pin canbe moved in said-'slot thereby permitting movement of said one handle from its engaged position.

l0. In a guard device for a wall opening, lthe combination comprising a closure having Van innerside and an outer side and which is adapted to be mounted at a window or the like for movement to and from a closed position, means carried by said closure for movement into and out of an engaged position to retain said closure in closed position and to release said closure, two manually operable handles pivotally mounted, respectively/,on the inner andouter sides of said closure which handles are connected with eachother for simultaneous movement and bothof which are connected with the retaining means for disengaging the same and both of which have-engaged positions corresponding to engaged position-of the retaining means, a pin carried by one of saidhandles, a manually operable locking member pivotally mounted on said closure and having a slot receiving said pin lwhich member has operating means located at the inner'and at the outer sides of the closure, saidslot being arranged so that in one pivoted position of the locking member-the pin cannot be moved in the slot and the said one handle is therebyretained in its engaged position, and said locking member being gravity biased from said one pivoted position to. another pivoted position wherein saidpin can be moved in said slot to permit movement of said one handle from its engaged position, and alock carried by Vthe-closure'and engageabie with the locking member to retain the same in said one pivoted position which'lockhas operating means accessible at the inner andouter sides-of said closure for manual unlocking to release said locking member for movement to its other pivotedposition.

ll. ln a guard device for a-wall opening,.thefcombi nation comprising a closure having an inner-side -andan outer side and which is adapted tobe mounted at lav Window'or tlielilie for movement to and from a closed-position, means carried by said closure for movementintoy and out of an engaged position to retain said closure i-n closed position and to release said closure, two manuallyoperable handles pivotally mounted, respectively, onf'theY inner and outer sides of the closure Whichhandles areiconnested with each other for simultaneous movement and both of which handles are connected with the retaining means for disengaging the samea-nd both of which Vhave engaged positions corresponding to-engagedposition'of the retaining means, a pin carried by the handle onthe outer side of said closure, a manually operable"locl`tirxg member pivotally mounted on the outer `side of Athe cosure and having a slot receiving said pin-"whichlocking member has operatingmeans accessible'at the'inner and at the outer sides of the closure, said slot=being disposed in one pivoted position of the loeking'memberto receive said pin in substantial axial alignment with the pivotalfaxis of the lockingmember when said oute'iiha'ndle is in its engaged position and said slot alsol being disposed in said one pivoted position of the locking member to prevent movement of the pin therein `and to thereby prevent movement of said outer handle from its engaged position, and a lock carried by the closure and engageable with the locking member to retain the same in its said one pivoted position which lock has operating means accessible at the inner and outer sides of said closurefor manual unlocking to release said locking member `for movement to another pivoted position wherein sai'd pin can be moved in said slot and thereby permitting movement ot said outerhandle'from its engaged position. v

12. Ina'guarddevice for a wall'opening, the combination comprising a closure having an inner side and an outer side and which is adapted to be mounted yat a window or the like for movement'to and from a close'd position which closure has a small padlock-receiving opening therein and alsohas an aperture therein adjacent the said opening, means carried by said closurev` for movement into and out of an engaged position toretain said closure in closed position and to release said closure, two manually operable handles pivotally mounted, respectively, on the inner and outer sides of said closure which handles are connected with'each other for simultaneous movement and both of which handles are connected with the retainingmeans for disengaging the same and both of which have'engagedpositions corresponding to'engaged lposition of the retaining means, akpin carried by the outer handle, alocking memberpivota'lly mounted on the outer side of said closure and includingV means extending through said-closure and operable at the inner side thereof to pivot said member and ,also including means on the Vouterside thereof for pivoting said member, said locking memberalso having an aperture in registry with the closure aperture in one pivoted position of the member andalso having a slot receiving said pin, said slot being disposed in said one pivoted position of the locking member to receive said pinin substantially axial alignment with the pivotal aXis of the locking member when said outerihandle is in its engaged position and said V`slot being also disposed ,in said one pivoted position of the locking member to prevent movement -of the pin thereinv and thereby prevent movement of said outer handle from its' engaged position, and-a manually operable padlock disposed in said v`closure opening and having a shackle' extending-through" the registering apertures in said locking member and' said closureto lock said lockingfmember in said-*one pivoted position, the-saidpadloek Vbeing accessible in said 'closure opening'at the inner-and outer sides of-the closurefor manual unlocking so as to releaseisaid locking; member for movement to another pivoted position vpermitting movementl of said pin in said slot and thereby permitting movement of said outer handle from its engaged-position.

'13. In a guard device for a wall'opening, the com'- bination comprising a closure having an'inner 'side' and anouter side adapted to be mounted'ata'window or the like for movement to and from -a closed'position which closure has a small padlock-receiving opening therein and also has-an aperture therein adjacent the said opening, means Vcarried by said' closure for movement into and out of `an engaged position 'to retain said closureA in closed position and t0 release said closure, two manually operable handles pivotally mounted, respectively, on theinner andouter sides of said closure whichll'andles` are connected with each other for simultaneous-movement and both of which handles are connected 7with the retaining meansfor disengaging thesame and both ofwhichfhave engaged positions corresponding to engaged position of the retaining means, a .pin carried .by the outer handle, a locking member` pivotally mounted 'on theouter 'side of said closure and including means 13 extending through said closure and manually operable at the inner side thereof for pivoting the member and also having an arm extendin r generally radially from its pivotal axis on the outer side of said closure for manually pivoting the member and which arm is constructed and arranged to gravity bias said member from one pivoted position to another pivoted position, said locking member having an aperture in substantial registry with the closure aperture when said locking member is in said one pivoted position, said member also having a slot receiving said pin which slot is disposed in said one pivoted position of the locking member to receive said pin in substantially axial alignment with the pivotal axis of the locking member when said outer handle is in its engaged position and to prevent movement of the pin and thereby prevent movement of said outer handle from its engaged position and said slot being disposed in said other pivoted position of the member to permit movement i of the pin therein and thereby permit movement of said outer handle from its engaged position, and a padlock disposed in said closure opening and having a' shackle extending through the registering apertures in said member and said closure to locl said locking member in said one pivoted position, the said padlock being accessible in said closure opening at the outer and inner sides of the closure for manual unlocking so as to release said locking member for movement from said one pivoted position to said other pivoted position.

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